Translation guide
Expresses movement, orientation, or focus limited to a single direction. In Japanese, this is often conveyed through adverbs, compound verbs, or set phrases rather than a single noun phrase.
Describing travel, flow, or motion that goes only one way, without returning or changing course.
Literally 'one-way traffic', used for roads, paths, or metaphorical one-way situations.
This road is one-way.
Means 'one way (trip)', used for tickets, journeys, or distances.
A one-way ticket, please.
Technical term for 'one direction' or 'unidirectional', used in science, engineering, or formal contexts.
Data flows in only one direction.
Indicating that someone's gaze, effort, or interest is directed one way, without distraction.
Describing a situation where feelings, information, or effort flow only from one side.
The English phrase 'one direction' does not have a single direct equivalent in Japanese. Translating word-for-word as 「一つの方向」 is grammatically possible but sounds unnatural in most contexts. Use the specific terms above depending on the situation.
It was a one-sided love.